Is Aldi Bagels Cinnamon Raisin ultra-processed?

Bagel breads Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E412 Guar gum

26 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed bagel breads

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

enched wheat tion facts flour (contains iacin, ed iro red amine gs per container size 1 bagel, mononitrate mtamin b1), | riboflavin, folic acid, water, raisins, sugar (processing marker), ries 250 yeast, wheat gluten color, cornmeal, malted barley flour, mono- and 2% diglycerides, preservatives (processing marker) (calcium propionate potassium sorbate), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), lve cinnamon, salt (processing marker), cafamel, % daily value* fat 0g 60 urated fat 0.5% molasses, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), corn syrup solids, ammonium chloride, ascorbic acid, woinowwy turated fat 0g soybean oil

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E412 Guar gum , E510 Ammonium chloride

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E202 Potassium sorbate.

As written on the pack

enched wheat tion facts flour (contains iacin, 107l ed iro red amine gs per container size 1 bagel (95g) mononitrate mtamin b1), | riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, raisins, sugar, ries 250 yeast, wheat gluten color, cornmeal, malted barley flour, mono-and 2% diglycerides, preservatives 0% (calcium propionate potassium sorbate), guar gum, lve cinnamon, salt, cafamel, % daily value* fat 0g 60 urated fat 0,5g molasses, natural flavor, corn syrup solids, ammonium chloride, ascorbic acid, woinowwy turated fat 0g soybean oil, 0mg 0% contains: wheat,

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 91 bagel breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 55th. 79% of the bagel breads here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 91 bagel breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100025866, last edited 13 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.